New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-06
TJPsETs AT JEROME PARK.
NOW TO pEr-JUDGMENr AGAINST TIPS.
yrnIIc FORM AND PRIVATE F0RM-THE CoNEf

ISLAND CLUBS PROGRAMME.
. nm. v,ost conspicuous feature Of the week at Je-
rome PARK was the regularity with which inc puoo
vas unset. The muddy condition OF the uaon
wrecked calculations and hopes with heartrendng llo
oucncy and the fresh horses that maze tneir me- p
rearancc this season moro than once surpnSeu SUI
dents Of form.
, ho,tinr man TO be successful should be ever on
s,s cr.rd against argument. He must not nave 'oo
many knowing acqualntances OH INC ray. -. =,
MANY An excellent horseman permits hiihseh W w
hanled by q tennis ball, knocked tins way by ono
lin that way by another, until he Is soreiy conusou
by having winner in every horse al .ne pos.
what shall he do then Why, when In DOUBT ie'
him stay out 1t VIII be money IN his poohe' n'ne
times out of ten. The only SAFE plan Is W ~ -
"surop things and let others alone. Inc quesuo -
which are the sure things and how Is person "
-. -. ho has tbem7 Stable secrets ruin many
a man ~ sound Judgment Public form In tne Gnu
n, tr,er than private FORM don't allow yonrsen W oe
,uled of that good performer Thnndr py 'hoSo WI
derful stories of Iightnng's private trials inc DeS9
that beats the record in private o1teh pe"'' ' oA
IN race and his trainer as we'll
A certain person who had on several occasions
econ Bustler at work was inclined to back him on
Thursday and started for betting ring W iooh q" ~
odds On the way he was met by "oh hno"n
trainer who told him that Queen of Elizabeth couiu
not lose the race she was seasoned-the o'hers "eo
not And besides, she was to be rlddeh py Noi~usn
lin Now, this certain person had cohVnceu hi,'son
before going to the course that queen Oh Enzaoetn
could not win over mile on fan uacA' whho ~
the mud she was of no account even aV uhae us
4anco But he allowed hemself TO be steered on kus
tier and decided TO play the Queen AS no eh'ereu
the betting ring another trainer met hin
"What are you playing3" the horseman asheu'
"The Queen" no replied "shes good I'm toio.
"I think Belvfdere ought to win IL III "''iA'
Queen Of Elizabeth can't run In the mud
allow do you like Rustler"
"Too much weight Besides Hyland's horses
never show up well until they've run race or t"o'
Look at Connemara." - 800. g.,
o Quandary. ,
aWhy do you Hike Bevidcrei' he inquired
"Because Two been watching him in his WORK.
He's an excellent mud horse"
show about tho Minority colt!"
"Good enough dry track. He'll DO iilsO W.
day" ,.,
The certain person invested his money on BelVl-
dere and returned to grand stand with satisfied
counteuance He had followed the straight UP
and allowed his judgment to 60 astray kusuor won
in canter by three lengths, tho Minority eoV seoonu
Oueen of Elizabeth third, Belvdore fourth AS ne
had concluded she would do, Queen Of Ehzabeth leu
for nearly mile and then quit.
Jocxeys sometimes know as little about their
chances in race as 1t is possible for the least III
formed outsider to know. Fitzpatrick rode Lhne
DIVER at Brooklyn last fan when she was q ho1 Id
yonte The writer, meeting the daredevil III lho
Paddock inquired what he thought OF his ehances
never nloro lit / don't sec anything that can pe"'
ON the strength Of that tip an Investment wa. |
made on LAzzle Dwyer at q 10 .. Ihe I-cc Vas "oh
"o s% help it," said Fitzpatrick, when he
weighed in 1--WE did our best" ..a
No one could doubt that. The race was s"soha
on the prosI anime Fitzpatrick ud not hape mT"N
IN a LAT is 5Re Of iT~ v1ar nc CHANCES GG the
writer asAed, as the jockey entered INC p"u'''A ca
"Sot a cacst Of a show this time" was the frank
reply. "PeehsAill is stale he has been aoins ~
He's in great form to-day" -. -, poo,,.
but as the writer thought him coward he iet ma
alone too. Peckslil got running start ana W." si
stiil and hold the colt head up. Murphy toied
hard, but OFallon could never reach the leaosr.
NOW, what have you got to say for yourself ~
'''o ~ ''' couldn't help it," the jockey replied eve
always win when we can; but really 0oh 'niiiA
"whcn YOU arc determined to bet" says an excel |
lens authority "and can't decide ON the horse walt
for tho paddock parade and back your fancy al tAc
Alas, there is no paddock parade on this side OF
the Atlantic. 1t appeals often as parucuil ha th
identity of tho several animals entered Tor contest
In their prlminares the beasts are either ndch by
sabo boys, OF tho IocIeys oonovau c, ~ far5
wearing ONercOats. How are the spectators 10 lalii
iazs To viz the te 6 sS5S the gocd work Of
stirring up tho Jockey clubs on the subject, ana tIe
uriS iosc which the atrons of the turf might insist
mon ha ling gianted them. The parades AT CEDAR
intrresS in The races they learned to distinguish
the horses and were enablei 10 follow them over 'Hu
course.
Ta,knc of stable secrets, "Bordcrer" repeats an |
am1,sinc story that was told by "Nmrod" years ago |
Lord eros had horse that was great 1avonte
for a race at Newmarket. few weeks before The |
race the animal was reported 10 be coughing, a man |
having been hired to lie all night on the roof OF his
box 10 ascertain the fact. This came to his Lord
ships knowledge, and lie equal TO tie occasion |
"Have you no other horse that coughs !" he III
qured OF his trainer
I've have one. my Lord"
"Then let him be put in the box" 49,. -,
OF course tho odds EXPANDED against TIC horse
on the reports that were buzzcd about the ring and
Lord Grosevnor won a large STAKE ior d." aniniai
captured the race with ease.
q trial Of three quarters Of mile last week ami he
covered the distanco In - VIII his shoes or, on
pulled up lame. Frank McCa6o told the writer on |
evidence is needed Philip Dryer Vas askel few
days ago if "black wonder" had ever been eX- |
@Once,o Re replied h a smile "Tmmont was
headed the wrong way when the flag fell and Jim,
that that he didn't want mTddcd wheeled him round and
sent him 10 TIE front before the other horses weIo
wei under way"
the next three weeks the three city clubs are
to get tr CT Of The w WAY tine r7SaH e
BIooklyn races begin Saturday and continue To |
the Friday following. when Coney Island takes up the
snort, the Suburban being announced for saturday |
JuIe Is. At the shccpshead Bay thcro |
will be- as usual. six races each day. Under the |
rev angement the programme is as follows:
ORDER OF STAKES.
Saturday, June 1s (spbtrJan DdD)
Stakes No. Entries added Money Distance |
Foam Stakes - III $1,000 . Mile. |
Suburban Stakes. 100 2,9OO IA
6Ui;t Stakes a. 1850
Second Doy-Tuesddy, June 81.
Tnrf Hurne Stakes u $3.50
Surf Stakes ;.-;-...- III i0oVV -
Coney Island Stakes. 80 l250 lie